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#13106751

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, a ceremony takes place at the Cross-Monument to the Miners of the 'Wujek' Coal Mine during commemorations marking the 44th anniversary of the pacification of the 'Wujek' mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106752

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, a ceremony takes place at the Cross-Monument to the Miners of the 'Wujek' Coal Mine during commemorations marking the 44th anniversary of the pacification of the 'Wujek' mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106753

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, a ceremony takes place at the Cross-Monument to the Miners of the 'Wujek' Coal Mine during commemorations marking the 44th anniversary of the pacification of the 'Wujek' mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106702

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, ice sculptures depict fallen miners at the Cross-Monument to the Miners of the 'Wujek' Coal Mine during commemorations marking the 44th anniversary of the pacification of the 'Wujek' mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106714

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, ice sculptures depict fallen miners at the Cross-Monument to the Miners of the 'Wujek' Coal Mine during commemorations marking the 44th anniversary of the pacification of the 'Wujek' mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106729

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, ice sculptures depict fallen miners at the Cross-Monument to the Miners of the 'Wujek' Coal Mine during commemorations marking the 44th anniversary of the pacification of the 'Wujek' mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106743

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, miners attend a ceremony at the Cross-Monument to the Miners of the 'Wujek' Coal Mine during commemorations marking the 44th anniversary of the pacification of the 'Wujek' mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106754

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, miners' banners are present at a Mass in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross during the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of the Pacification of the 'Wujek' Mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106757

18 December 2025

A Mass takes place in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross during the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of the Pacification of the 'Wujek' Mine in Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106758

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, Slawomir Cenckiewicz, head of the National Security Bureau, attends a Mass in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross during the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of the Pacification of the 'Wujek' Mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106759

18 December 2025

A Mass takes place in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross during the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of the Pacification of the 'Wujek' Mine in Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106760

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, soldiers of the Polish Army attend a Mass in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross during the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of the Pacification of the 'Wujek' Mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106761

18 December 2025

A Mass takes place in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross during the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of the Pacification of the 'Wujek' Mine in Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106762

18 December 2025

In Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025, miners' banners are present at a Mass in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross during the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of the Pacification of the 'Wujek' Mine. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106763

18 December 2025

A Mass takes place in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross during the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of the Pacification of the 'Wujek' Mine in Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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#13106764

18 December 2025

A Mass takes place in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross during the commemoration of the 44th anniversary of the Pacification of the 'Wujek' Mine in Katowice, Poland, on December 16, 2025. On December 16, 1981, in Katowice, striking miners at the 'Wujek' coal mine are violently suppressed by units of ZOMO acting under orders issued by Wojciech Jaruzelski. As a result of these actions, six miners are killed at the scene, three others later die in hospital, and 23 are injured. These events bring the strike at the mine to an end.

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